maandag 9 maart 2009

ConundromCd

I thought it might be a good idea to make a bit of a clear list of the ConundromCd's sofar.

So here we go:

0

Zilch

This was "released" in '98.

It was a trio with me and Han Bennink and Wilbert de Joode in Utrecht. Nobody showed up but we played a set anyway (for the people working there). It was recorded quite badly because I forgot my datmachine and we used a simple cassettedeck instead. The recording levels where way off so the whole thing is rather distorted.

1999, being sick of all this fuss about 2000 coming up I wanted to release it in the last millenium. 500 made, so plenty cds (not cdrs) left still.

The concept was a combination of 3 things for every song: one of my keyboards, a sample from some easy listening tune and a spoken word LP. It was kind of a joke towards all this DJ crapp stuff I heared all the time. It's also about numbers and there is a complicated code all through the cd.....

I'm still happy with track 4 being a long unedited keyolin solo (I only just build it then) on top of some indian music samples..

Brian Olewnick wrote a nice write up of this one and number 3 at Bagatellen + some reactions from me which you can read here.

5

TCOD (the Condition of dreaming)

A solo but dubbed in recording on keyolin, prepared cymbalom and transistor organ.

I made this in the same perdiod as above, so it's part of the same study. And I added a study in springreverbs: 2 Springs attatched to the bridge of the keyolin, the internal springreverb of the organ (a Dakota, with the most beatifull springreverb I have ever come across) and the cymbalom going trough an external spring reverb box.

6

CRAX

A live concert with me on piano (+ some primitive amplifiaction and preparations with various speakers inside the piano), Axel Dörner - slide trumpet and Clare Cooper - harp.

For me this was a study in changing roles, either you are the lightperson in a theatre show or the actor/actress.

7

Het Kabinet

A kind of freakshow, 7 insruments that do not have a history together at all. An experiment.

Over mij

Cor Fuhler works in the field of improvisation (EAI, EFI, Jazz, whatever you want to call it....). Beyond creating and performing works for piano, he has written and produced for modern music ensembles, formed numerous different groups and build his own unique instruments. You can listen to some stuff here:
http://soundcloud.com/corfuhler